Where does “spinărău” come from?

spinărău (Romanian) comes from Romanian spinare, from Latin spīnālis, from Latin spīna, from Proto-Italic speinā, from Proto-Indo-European spēy- — to stretch; thrive; succeed.

spinărău (Romanian): snake

Definitions

  1. snake

Ancestry of “spinărău”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Romanianspinareback; dorsum
2Latinspīnālisof or belonging to the spine; spinal
3Latinspīnaa thorn or a thorny tree or shrub, such as whitethorn, hawthorn, or blackthorn
4Proto-Italicspeināthorn
5Proto-Indo-Europeanspēy-to stretch; thrive; succeed
Every word from Proto-Indo-European spēy- →Every word from Proto-Italic speinā →Every word from Latin spīna →